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Maintenance
To enable and disable access to the root account using SSH and Telnet:
1. Log in to the Cisco VCS as root.
2. Type one of the following commands:
2. Type one of the following commands:
l
rootaccess -t on to enable access using Telnet
l
rootaccess -t off to disable access using Telnet
l
rootaccess -s on to enable access using SSH
l
rootaccess -s off to disable access using SSH
3. Type exit to log out of the root account.
If you have disabled SSH access while logged in using SSH, your current session will remain active
until you log out, but all future SSH access will be denied.
until you log out, but all future SSH access will be denied.
Note: if your Cisco VCS is part of a cluster, do not disable root access using SSH. The clustering
feature depends on SSH access.
feature depends on SSH access.
Resetting an administrator or root password
If you forget the password for the default admin account or any other administrator account, log in to
the Cisco VCS using the account of another administrator with read-write access and change the
password.
the Cisco VCS using the account of another administrator with read-write access and change the
password.
However, if you do not have any other administrator accounts with read-write access, or have
forgotten the passwords for them all, you can set a new password for the admin account using the
following procedure. This can also be used if you have forgotten the password for the root account:
forgotten the passwords for them all, you can set a new password for the admin account using the
following procedure. This can also be used if you have forgotten the password for the root account:
1. Connect a PC to the Cisco VCS using the serial cable as per the instructions in the Cisco VCS
Getting Started Guide [
].
2. Restart the Cisco VCS.
3. Log in from the PC with the username pwrec. No password is required.
4. Select the account (root or admin) whose password you want to change.
5. You will be prompted for a new password.
3. Log in from the PC with the username pwrec. No password is required.
4. Select the account (root or admin) whose password you want to change.
5. You will be prompted for a new password.
The pwrec account is only active for one minute following a restart. After that time you will have to
restart the system again to change the password.
restart the system again to change the password.
Resetting user account passwords
To change a password on behalf of a user without knowing their existing password (for example, when
a user forgets their password):
a user forgets their password):
1. Go to the Edit user account page (
Maintenance > Login accounts > User accounts
, then click
View/Edit or the username) for the account whose password you want to reset.
2. Enter the new password to be used when logging into this account into the New password and
Confirm password fields and click Save.
This procedure only applies if
is enabled. If remote authentication is
enabled, passwords are managed through your remote directory server instead.
Configuring administrator accounts
The Administrator accounts page (
Maintenance > Login accounts > Administrator accounts
)
lists all the administrator accounts that have been configured on the Cisco VCS, and lets you add, edit
and delete accounts.
and delete accounts.
The configurable options are:
Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X6)
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